Sixers vs Hornets: Battle for Eastern Conference Seeding

It's March 27.

This is Charlotte Hornets News today, AI-powered stories from Inside Your Team.

The Philadelphia 76ers face a crucial road game against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday

night as they fight to keep their 7-seed in.

The Eastern Conference standings.

The Hornets sit just one game back in 9th place, and a victory would tie 4 teams.

Philadelphia, Charlotte, Orlando, and Miami for that 7th.

Spot, with only 9 games left in the regular season.

Spot squads desperately want 7th or 8th to skip a potential road elimination game in the

play-in tournament, ramping up the pressure as the postseason nears.

Good news for the Sixers comes on the injury front.

With Tyree's Maxi now listed as questionable after sitting out the last 10 games with a

hand.

Issue, where he's been putting up 29 points, 6.7 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 2 steals

per game this season.

Lily Obreg Jr. is also questionable with an elbow strain, joining Joel Imbeade and

Paul George, who just returned in their previous match-up.

Meanwhile, Charlotte rides a 5-game winning streak into this one, making it no easy task

before Philadelphia heads to Miami on Monday for another.

Key battle that could shake up the race even more.